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The obvious rebuttal is "But China"... This is just plain wrong, it's far from obvious. "But the tiny number of Chinese presently in power." That may be fair b
by harry8 11y ago
The obvious rebuttal is "But China"...
This is just plain wrong, it's far from obvious. "But the tiny number of Chinese presently in power." That may be fair but you have zero idea or appreciation of the breadth of opinions or lack thereof of the population of China.
Differential empathy.
When he says "The world says no" I think he's right. I'm yet to meet someone who is in favour of everything they say to their friends, foes or just out loud taken down and kept in a database forever where it could be used against them at any point in their future or their children after they are gone by not just current, but all possible future powerful entities. After the revolution that your political enemies succeed at by force, they can use it against you.
Really, absolutely nobody I have ever met wants that. Not one person. It's a sentiment that crosses politics, cultures, ethnicities, wealth you name it.
The world says no.
- tajen 11y agoMy parents. My parents are annoyed that we're letting too many people in without a due visa. They are annoyed we let too many people steal in shops, destroy, menace, deal with mafia, organize children work in subways (preferrably children with malformations trying to play harmonica and beg). They want a clean country where more people respect the law, and they live in France where people are quite flexible with the rules, laws and exceptions. Therefore they would like the police to have more latitude to investigate. They think we should be lenient when police bashes someone, because they think too often people don't comply to police instructions and get away thanks to the law. They're ok with shutting down 3G metworks punctually "to avoid a mob" and prevent pictures from being uploaded in live. And they enjoy that the government can spy on citizen, so we can investigate on illegal networks. Of course they're wrong. But they exist.
- harry8 11y agoAnd they really think the government should have a store of everything they say and do they keep forever? Really?
- tajen 11y agoYes, really. (facepalm) Don't worry, I'm working on them. One argument is usually quite popular: Stories where policemen are caught using such tools to track their ex. Funny enough they're not generally afraid that police might be corrupted.